Back in the heyday of the Atari 2600, several games were shipped
with mini-comic books as an added bonus. In total, 10 different comic books
were created, most of which were produced by DC Comics. Of these ten comics,
two formed a related series of books: Atari Force and Swordquest. The Atari
Force comics shipped with the games Defender, Berzerk, Star Raiders, Phoenix,
and Galaxian. Atari Force would later become a full-size comic with a run of
20 issues. The Swordquest series of comics, also created by DC, accompanied
the games of the same name and were part of a grand contest comprising four
games with spectacular prizes created by the Franklin Mint. Unfortunately, only
three of the four games (Earthworld, Fireworld and Waterworld) were released,
the contest was never concluded, and the last comic, Airworld, was never inked.
The last two comics are Centipede, another DC creation, and a comic done internally
for Yars' Revenge called The Qotile Ultimatum.